noa noa

by tony-coculuzzi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.18

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.47

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.60

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.66

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.30

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.14

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★87%

A virtual pet simulator! Play games, buy things, and keep your pet alive. Yaaaay

I came up with the idea a few weeks ago. I really wanted to make a virtual pet sim, but held off. I knew Ludum Dare was around the corner, and figured I could put the idea on the backburner until then.

LD34 came around, and I voted yes on only two themes, "Growing" and "Two Button Controls" I figured if one of them was chosen, I'd make this game.

When the results came in, and I saw that they both tied, I figured I had to jam. This is the result, enjoy!

CREDITS:
Game by @tonycoculuzzi
Audio by @isyourguy

CONTROLS:
Z + X

Z acts like a 'confirm' button
X acts like a 'next' button

NOTE:
Your noa noa is persistent! If you leave the page or close the game, your data will be saved, allowing you to continue playing later!

Comments26

Erlend Aakre15 Dec 2015, 05:38

AWESOME submission. Simple gameplay, but everything is very polished. great graphics/audio

zlaine15 Dec 2015, 05:46

Awesome, though I still am just as terrible at these when I was a kid. I couldn't win the minigame. This was a lot of fun though. :)

synthetic-entropy15 Dec 2015, 05:48

Wow. This is pretty awesome and well done. You had me grinning from the title screen. Not overly complex, and overflowing with polish and charm.

jasoncoan15 Dec 2015, 05:49

Brought back some wonderful memories of neglecting my Tamagotchi. Great submission.

Frenchie15 Dec 2015, 05:50

This is amazing! I can't believe you pulled this off in three days! Although I guess you've been thinking about it for a while. The level of polish in here is crazy - from the camera work in the intro to the Noa Noa shaking when you mash the buttons!

One suggestion: You should let people know that their Noa Noa is persistent. I sat around for a while before I took the leap of faith and refreshed the page :P

Tony Coculuzziauthor15 Dec 2015, 05:57

@Frenchie: Good call! I'm going to add that to the description right now.

studiopareidolia15 Dec 2015, 06:40

Super polished and authentic, it felt like the real thing. The camera work really added a lot to the visual effect.

roninfight15 Dec 2015, 12:42

Very cute. Love the authenticity (I used to have one), the music, the sound design and even the graphics. It works really well, congratulations!

fishtrek15 Dec 2015, 14:49

super cute, i love this. kudos :)

Big Cow15 Dec 2015, 19:21

Horray. Very cool! Love the expressions.

alexrus0715 Dec 2015, 19:21

Amazing entry, very polished and professional. Had a lot of fun with it!

joekinglake15 Dec 2015, 19:22

Really well done on the look of it all. Good job on completing this!

Tony Coculuzziauthor15 Dec 2015, 19:27

You guys rock, thanks for all the nice comments!

Big Cow15 Dec 2015, 19:33

Horray. Very cool! Love the expressions.

Nizar8915 Dec 2015, 19:36

Amazing production, very beautiful and polished, but even now i don't understand what you're supposed to do in this mini game.

ajmalr15 Dec 2015, 21:31

Wow, this is a great submission, love the art!

elliottd15 Dec 2015, 22:49

Haha, that's a great entry. great music, sound, and visuals. very cute. I hate two button menus though!

Tony Coculuzziauthor16 Dec 2015, 00:15

Yeah, I think if I continue to work on it, I'll be adding in another button. It just makes sense. It was cool as a jam restriction, but not great for gameplay.